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Iran takes control of Bushehr nuclear plant

Mon Sep 23, 2013 20:26:52

Iran has taken control of its civilian nuclear reactor at Bushehr power plant from Russia for two years.

At least 15 killed in fresh Baghdad blast

Mon Sep 23, 2013 19:42:57

A bomb targeting Sunni Muslim mourners in Baghdad killed 15 people on Monday, the third in a series of attacks on funerals that have raised the specter of all-out sectarian conflict.

Ashton: Iran FM, P5+1 to meet at UN

Mon Sep 23, 2013 18:11:37

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will hold nuclear talks with counterparts from the six major powers at the United Nations this week, EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said Monday.

Brotherhood bows out of Egypt political scene

Mon Sep 23, 2013 17:30:51

As the embattled ousted Egyptian President is in custody for investigation, Mohammad Mursi’s political life is seemed to have ended after an Egyptian court ruled to freeze Muslim Brotherhood activity.

Putin: Syria war threatens ex-Soviet allies

Mon Sep 23, 2013 17:24:27

Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned ex-Soviet allies that foreign backed militancy fuelling the war in Syria could reach their countries.

Iran seeks better ties with Saudi Kingdom

Mon Sep 23, 2013 16:57:40

A high-ranking Iranian official has called for strengthening ties between Saudi Arabia and the Islamic Republic.

Gul: Terrorist elements slipping into Turkey

Mon Sep 23, 2013 16:53:05

Radical elements from war-shattered Syria are slipping into Turkey despite security precautions; Turkish President Abdullah Gul was quoted as saying on Monday.

Al-Qaeda commander killed in Syria rebels’ infighting

Mon Sep 23, 2013 12:29:24

A top commander of al-Qaeda active front in Syria, The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), has been killed on Sunday in Idlib in northwestern Syria, according to media reports.

Assad: West fights imaginary enemy in Syria

Mon Sep 23, 2013 10:54:19

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has criticized the United States, France and Britain for submitting an anti-Syrian draft resolution to the UN Security Council in a bid to fight “their imaginary enemy.”

More than 90,000 Syrians leave Jordan for home

Mon Sep 23, 2013 09:52:21

More than 90,000 of Syrian refugees, who had fled the bloody insurgency in their country, have voluntarily returned to Syria, director of the Syrian refugee camps administration has said.

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